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A mission to honor nation’s veterans, one mile at a time

LAURA MCFARLAND

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Somewhere in the wilds of North Carolina, Syd Farrar is walking for a purpose.

Last week, the 65-year-old continued his journey on the Appalachian Trail and crossed from Georgia into North Carolina. He’s come a long way since he started his journey on Friday, March 24 at Amicalola Falls in Georgia and has even further to go in the coming months as he attempts to reach the finishing point in Mount Katahdin, Maine.

So far, his journey has included seeing sights such as beautiful waterfalls; making friends with fellow hikers; looking out for bears; becoming accustomed to increasing mileage while carrying a 30-pound ruck sack; adjusting his nutrition to keep up his strength; and simply getting used to the isolation of being away from home so long. He is chronicling his journey on his Facebook page, AT for Vets.

“The physical part, I knew what that part was. I also said I am going to walk myself into shape. I was walking 8 to 15 miles a day but without a backpack,” he said. “The physical part I was pretty sure I could do. The thing that surprised me was how much you have to concentrate on every step, at least for me. There are some young kids out here just going zippy do da down the path without a problem. Not the same. I am trying to put slow and steady, one step ahead and another step and another… and at

the end of the day I hope to reach

my goal of 12 to 15 miles a day.”

But what drives Farrar – even more than just simply wanting the experience of successfully traversing 2,198.4 miles over several months – are the two nonprofits he is hiking to support, both aimed at helping vet-

erans. One of them, Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center in Powhatan, is a nonprofit he has dedicated countless hours to over the last 13 years. The nonprofit provides therapeutic horseback riding for veterans with special needs and disabilities. Focusing on veter-

ans in Central Virginia, the goal of this program is to improve the quality of life for the participants through activities that are positive to their cognitive, physical, emotional and social well-being.

Farrar formed his own nonprofit, AT for Vets, which he is using to raise funds for both Lonesome Dove and PatriotPaws Service Dogs in Rockwall, Texas. The latter provides free service dogs to veterans. He said at the end of the trip, he will evenly split 100% of whatever he raises between the two nonprofits.

“Both of those organizations just do good things because they admire, respect and feel for veterans and are doing what little things they can do to help veterans. That is what I am trying to do,” he said.

Farrar’s family is no stranger to serving in the military. His father, brother, brother-in-law, son and other relatives all served. So did Farrar, and his own experience being rescued after he was badly wounded in an ambush during Operation Urgent Fury in October 1983 (see sidebar, below) is still a debt he is striving to repay in some way.

Farrar said he was introduced to Lonesome Dove when he was heavily involved with the Capital One Military Business Resource Group, a business-wide internal organization with 14 chapters who supported employees who were veterans or Reserve or National Guard members and/or

In his own words: Thanking those who saved a young soldier’s life four decades ago

Completed in 1937, the Appalachian Trail has been drawing hiking enthusiasts for generations, offering a chance for them to test themselves both physically and mentally (over 3,000 people annually attempt to complete the entire trail in one trip, known as thru-hiking). When it comes to why he decided to take on the challenge, Syd Farrar offered this: “I wanted to do something to

honor veterans. My father was a veteran, he fought in WWII with Patton, and my brother was a Special Forces medic in Vietnam. Both are highly decorated. My father won a Distinguished Service Cross, and a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart, my brother won a Silver Star and a Bronze Star, both for valor, and a Purple Heart. So I want to honor them, and I want to honor my son. My son was a Marine—he did not

serve overseas but he joined at a time when he didn’t have to join, and there were two wars going on. Also, in October, it will be the fortieth anniversary of [the U.S. invasion of Grenada], in October of 1983. I was serving at that time with the 75th Ranger Battalion, and was one of the first planeloads of Rangers to jump into Grenada. I had a very exciting nine hours on Grenada until I got shot. I want to do this

to honor those who saved my life, and who are the reason I’m here today being able to make this trip. From one of my soldiers who pulled me off the road to the group that carried me up the hill to get me to the company medic, to the company medic who knew exactly what to do…I have a lot of people to thank, and part of this is to thank and to honor all of those veterans for saving my life.”

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LAURA MCFARLAND

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POWHATAN – The Powhatan County School Board created the framework last week for a taskforce that will be charged with identifying library materials that may be inappropriate for use in the division’s middle and high schools.

A special workshop devoted only to the issue of updating the division’s policy on school libraries/media centers and determining how they want the taskforce to operate was held on Tuesday, April 11.

The taskforce was proposed in a motion by District 4 representative James Taylor during the board comments of the March 21 meeting and unanimously adopted shortly afterward. Once the school board agreed on creating the taskforce, they decided to hold the special workshop to determine how it would operate.

The board decided that the taskforce, which they called a temporary measure, will meet three times – once on April 25 to introduce taskforce members to the tools at their disposal

Schools’ library taskforce to begin reviewing material Marker to recognize Pine Grove School site

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AMMD Pine Grove Project, a local grassroots organization that has garnered national, state and local support to preserve an early Tuskegee-Rosenwald schoolhouse in Cumberland County, is hosting a dedication and unveiling ceremony for a historical highway marker at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 29.

The Pine Grove School Historical Highway Marker Ceremony will take place at the site of Pine Grove School, 267 Pinegrove Road, Cumberland, Virginia, 23040, and will celebrate and memorialize Pine Grove School, its surviving alumni and the Pine Grove community. Pine Grove School was opened in Cumberland County in 1917 and served as the two-room academic home for the county’s black students of all ages who were afforded the opportunity to focus on education over the next 46 years. About 36 alumni of the school are still living and have supported the effort to maintain this important cultural site in Cumberland’s landscape.

“The historical significance

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Syd Farrar is hiking the Appalachian Trail to raise money for two veterans organizations, including Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center in Powhatan. Last week, he crossed from Georgia to North Carolina on his journey.

Syd Farrar regularly volunteers at Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center, often serving as a side walker to help prevent veterans from falling off the horses.

“I have a lot of people to thank, and part of this is to thank and to honor all of those veterans for saving my life.”

Syd Farrar

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mas Mother annual luncheon is a time for Christmas Mothers past and present, Christmas Everyday Committee members, volunteers and community partners to come together.

The event held on April 13 was hosted by 2022 Powhatan Christmas Mother Kathy Ware and attended by 17 women who held the honor of the title before her. While most of the emphasis is put on the program from October to December, the nonprofit works year round to help those in need. For more information, visit https:// powhatanchristmasmother.org/.

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Powhatan County Public Schools is constantly challenging and engaging its students in exciting ways. These are a few snapshots of some of the division’s awesome recent moments.

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the Powhatan Middle school debate team, shown from left to right, are: Catherine Kao, yasmine smith, ar yanna Conway, Gabby humphrey, Martha Grace harrison, hannah dibble, Frankie Maher and Colin Murray.

Powhatan Middle school students participated in the southside Virginia Middle school league

Forensics competition at Central Middle school in Charlotte Court house. Under the direction of Maryvel Firda, the drama team took home second place overall. directed by their coach Bilal Z. raychouni, and with the assistance of Jenn Bartholomew, the debate team took home first place awards in the affirmative, negative and overall categories. shown are the students who participated on the drama and debate teams in the southside Virginia Middle school Forensics league, this year hosted at Central Middle school in Charlotte Court house

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He would organize groups of co-workers to come out and help with Lonesome Dove events. He has been a side walker, which is a volunteer who walks alongside veterans on the horse to keep them from falling off while they

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ride and complete activities. But while the rides are the main event, Farrar said the part of the day he always looked forward to the most was the lunch provided to the veterans afterward when he got to sit down and talk with them.

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“What really touched me was some of the young veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan,” he said. “McGuire’s is one of the two veterans hospitals in the country that specialize in

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of this site as the center of the Pine Grove Community cannot be overstated,” said Viola Baskerville, a former Virginia state Secretary of Administration who serves

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as co-chair of the AMMD Pine Grove Project Historical Marker Planning Committee. “The community itself is listed as one of Virginia’s ‘Most Endangered Historic Places’ by Preservation Virginia, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Along

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head trauma as a result of IEDs. You go out there, you talk to them. These are 20, 21, 22-year-old kids. Some of them are paraplegic but they are not letting anything get them down. They are optimistic about life. You spend that two hours with them and you say to yourself, ‘why am I complaining about anything in life? Look at these kids, look at what they have gone through and look at how positive they are.’ It will

move you to tears.”

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Sherry Newark, treasurer for Lonesome Dove’s board and the volunteer coordinator, said Farrar has been an incredible volunteer for a long time and has brought the nonprofit to the attention of so many people. More than just side walking, she said he arrives early and helps with the extensive prep work to get ready for sessions and pitches in wherever needed.

When she heard about

Farrar’s plan to hike the Appalachian Trail and raise money and awareness for Lonesome Dove while doing it, Newark said she deeply appreciated what he set out to accomplish. She and many of the volunteers and veterans are following his progress through his Facebook page.

“We are very proud of him. We also know it is an extremely strenuous ordeal and there is going to be a lot of challenges for him. If

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with Preservation Virginia and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Virginia Outdoors Foundation is honored to be a partner with AMMD P ine Grove Project. As we seek to tell a more diverse and inclusive story of education in rural Virginia, the unveiling

and twice more on May 1 and 8 to actually remove books from the libraries at Powhatan High School and Powhatan Middle School. All three meetings will be at 6:30 p.m.

anybody can do it he can, but whatever he does we are so grateful for his support and proud of him,” she said.

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of this marker records and celebrates a piece of Virginia’s history for generations to come.”

The AMMD Pine Grove Project was founded by Cumberland native Muriel Miller Branch in 2018 to protect and preserve the Pine Grove School (Tus-

kegee-Rosenwald) and the community it served from 1917-1964.

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place to start rather than trying to do a full review of all of the thousands of materials currently in the libraries.

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The taskforce will be made up of five community members – one from each magisterial district – and two school board members. Taylor and Vicki Hurt, District 1, volunteered to serve on the taskforce.

The school division will take applications for the taskforce through Thursday, April 20 and then each school board member will choose an applicant to serve. Only those who are sure they can attend all three meetings are asked to apply to the school division

Once Policy IIBD, which deals with school libraries/ media centers, is revised and adopted by the school board, which will likely take place in May, it can be used as a basis for setting up review committees that will read the challenged books identified by the taskforce over the summer. The new draft language was expected to be brought for review at the board’s April 18 meeting, so it could be formally adopted on May 9, paving the way for one or more review committees to be created and begin reading challenged books over the summer.

In looking at the policy on libraries, the school board used the short two paragraphs it currently has in the policy as a starting point and then drew from other school division’s policies to add more parameters.

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Hurt’s initial comments said she was not there to ban books but wanted a taskforce that would identify sexually explicit materials in the school libraries based on the state code’s definition. A few minutes later, she added that the board wanted a policy that clearly sets direction for division staff regarding sexually explicit content and that they are not on a “witch hunt” to pull books that may not represent their political views.

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Superintendent Beth Teigen said these community-based committees would take the place of the current first level of review, made up of teachers and staff, but a decision on a challenged book could still be appealed to first the school administration and then the school board. A few board members had argued that the community-based first level of review would take some of the workload off of educators.

Part of the new language under consideration sets out that materials purchased for the school library are considered on the basis of overall purpose, timeliness, importance of the subject matter, quality of writing or production, authoritativeness, reputation of the author, artist, publisher, producer, format, cost, support of and relevance to the educational program, age and developmental appropriateness. The board also wanted to include a link to the state code’s definition of sexually explicit materials and a new section on implementation, be it for the purchase of new materials or the removal of older materials.

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The board decided that the taskforce’s main purpose will be to take the “proactive” approach of identifying books in the libraries that may have objectionable content instead of waiting for materials to be challenged by parents or guardians. At their initial meeting, the taskforce members are expected to use existing lists of the nation’s most banned books as a starting point, with all of the school board members agreeing that would be a more productive and timely

Taylor said in his opening remarks that his intent in proposing the taskforce, which he called a temporary measure that can go away after it has accomplished its goal, was to go from a passive approach waiting for materials to be challenged to an offensive approach identifying the materials that may not be age appropriate for secondary school libraries and should be reviewed.

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However, Teigen also pointed out that staff, at the direction of the school board, had already done a good review to identify materials that have sexually

The April 11 discussion was bookended by board members assuring the public that the purpose of the taskforce was not a “witch hunt” but a concerted effort to remove materials with sexually explicit materials that may be reviewed to determine if they serve any educational value.

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One of the last comments of the more than two-hour workshop from Valarie Ayers, District 3, also highlighted that identifying materials and pulling them from circulation “doesn’t mean that we are taking them away; it means that we are going to review them because they contain key words or something that would alert us to review a book.”

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editor’s note: all powhatan Middle school students had the chance to enter an essay contest sponsored by the school’s pTO with the prompt: “an act of kindness leads someone else to perform an act of kindness. Have you ever experienced this ripple effect? explain. if not, create an original story where the character pays kindness forward.” Here is the winning essay written by natalie Woodard with fictional characters.

My name is Christina Patterson. School hasn’t exactly been easy for me. My best friend, Jessica stopped being friends with me in 6th grade, because she became popular. She became someone I didn’t recognize. She would make fun of people for their looks or actions and laugh at me. When we were friends no one understood me like her. We were inseparable. I’m missing her especially now. Maybe one day I can get my best friend back, hopefully.

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“It’s so hard trying to be something you’re not. I act like I don’t care, but I do,” she says crying. I hug her, assuring her that everything will be alright.

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ter that, and cried until we couldn’t breathe in each other’s arms. Even though I missed lunch, it was worth it.

“Everyone is always judging me, and depending on me. I can’t question anything, I just have to do it, and it’s so hard,” she says whimpering.

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The next day, during lunch I go to the bathroom, as I walk in I hear a soft sob in the third stall. I’d recognize that cry anywhere.

“Jessica?” I called. I look under the stall seeing her orange sneakers.

“Go away,” she replies.

“Are you okay?” I ask.

“No,” she says quietly. We both think quietly for a second and I decide to take a risk. I slip a note under the stall. After about a minute or so she opens the stall door and she pulls me into her arms, sobbing. I gasp and hug her back.

“I’m so sorry. I should’ve never hurt you like that,” she says through her tears.

“No one thinks I’m going through anything because I seem so perfect, but they don’t realize how hard it is,” she says.

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A couple weeks later Jessica stopped bullying people, she apologized to all the people she hurt physically and emotionally. Jessica dropped her old friends because her peers pressured her into things she didn’t want to do, and then we rebuilt our friendship and trust again.

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“I’m so sorry. You don’t know how much I’ve missed you lately,” I say with a tear running down my cheek.

“I’ll never leave you again, I promise,” Jessica murmurs.

“I’ve had this note in my backpack since sixth grade. I was hoping I could find the right time to give it to you,” I say.

“That note was the sweetest thing anyones ever done for me. I’ll never forget this,” she says, holding up the note I made. We hugged for a long time af-

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All three of Powhatan’s public elementary schools welcomed members of the Class of 2036 with two days of kindergarten registration on April 13 to 14. Each school embraced a different theme to build excitement among their future charges: Flat Rock Elementary School’s theme was “Step Right Up to Kindergarten, The Greatest Class on Earth!”; Pocahontas Elementary School’s theme was “Pocahontas Welcomes a New Batch of Kindergartners”; and Powhatan Elementary School’s theme was “You’re in for a Treat, Kindergarten

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ainsleigh Chapman gets ready to participate in kindergarten registration at Flat rock elementary.

nolan lumpkin plays games at Flat rock elementary during kindergarten registration.

dakota thornton completes kindergarten registration at pocahontas elementary. dakota was brought by his mom, tianna, who also went to pocahontas elementary from third through fifth grades.

reading coach Carla Crump practices numbers with liam Coleman at kindergarten registration at pocahontas elementary.

powhatan elementary staff member Crystal pinnell goes through the kindergarten registration screening with Charlotte drake.

OPINION

Is college still your best bet? As with so many other things, it depends

Aquick note to all of our local students about to graduate from high school...

When I was growing up, despite the mountains of advice, aphorisms, tips, tricks, instructions and allegories cheerfully dispensed by so many of the older and wiser people in my life, nobody ever bothered to mention one small but undeniably critical fact:

By the time a person reaches the age and station in life where they feel qualified to offer advice to the next generation, a sizable chunk of what they’ve spent decades learning is already in danger of becoming obsolete.

Take going to college, for example. When I was in high school (no, I’m not telling you when but let’s just assume it

was long ago), the prevailing wisdom was that earning a college degree was almost always a valuable investment in a young person’s future. The idea was to go to the best school you could, work hard, impress the right people, and graduate into to a world waiting to offer you a good job and the keys to stable, happy life.

Did I mention this was a while ago?

In fact, by the time I graduated from college in 2001, the landscape had already shifted significantly. It seemed by then, if you listened to those who claimed to know about such things, those of us who hadn’t majored in business or accounting or some other practical field were now doomed to failure, having just wasted wheelbarrow-loads of money on degrees

that would look very nice on the wall but never be of any practical use.

Cut to two decades later, and the message is even more stark. Now, it isn’t hard to find those who claim that going to college at all is a waste of time, money and talent. Look at Steve Jobs, they say. Look at Mark Zuckerberg. Look at all the uber-successful people (including the co-founder of Uber, by the way) who never graduated from college.

And perhaps they have a point: A college degree by itself is not the answer anymore. If you want to find incredible success in any field, you are going to have to work very, very hard. You are going to have to get a couple of lucky breaks. You are going to have to learn to accept failure. You are going to have to

No surprise for many parents: Special education practices under federal review

Arecent announcement from the U.S. Department of Education regarding the treatment of disabled and special education children in Virginia schools came as no surprise to the families with students who require special services.

The Individuals with Disabilities Act passed in 1975 requires special education students or those with IEPs are entitled to free and appropriate education.

other sources of information that have come to the attention of our office, we have significant new or continued areas of concerns with the State’s implementation of general supervision, dispute resolution, and confidentiality requirements of Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).”

The letter emphasizes the need for compliance with IDEA requirements.

The Feds flagged Virginia’s Department for violations of the IDEA in 2020, and the state has responded by submitting additional documentation, but those efforts did not prevent the recent issuance by the DOE.

become an obsessive learner, a task that is made exponentially easier when you find something you are passionate about.

Can you do all of these things without a college degree? Sure. Plenty of people have.

So should you skip the degree altogether? Well…it’s complicated.

Today’s young people have access to information and resources on a scale that many of us could never have fathomed several decades ago, and the path to a career in so many fields is no longer a straight line. The most critical thing—and I think Steve Jobs, Mark Cuban and pretty much any wildly successful person would agree with this—is to find your passion and pursue it relentlessly, even if it means going against the grain or taking a non-tra-

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the Powhatan Volunteer Fire department Company 1 Golf tournament Fundraiser will be held on Friday, May 5 at Mill Quarter Plantation Golf Club, 1525 Mill Quarter road. shotgun start at 1 p.m. registration opens at 11 a.m. dinner provided. awards, raffle prizes. Contact lisa aberle golf tournament chair, at Fundraising@ pfvd1.org or 804-382-4273.

the westchester Concert series is back with a full summer 2023 lineup planned. all concerts are from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the westchester Concert Field. each concert will benefit a different nonprofit. Upcoming performances are: June 1, en novation (autism society of Central Virginia); June 15, the english Channel (Chesterfield historical society of Virginia); June 29, the Jangling reinharts (Free Clinic of Powhatan); July 13, 64 Crayons Band (rVaG); and July 27, Good shot Judy (Fatherhood Foundation of Virginia). For more information, visit www.shopwestchestercommons.com.

ditional path. I would never advise a young person to forgo college, but would advise them to understand that it isn’t a guaranteed path—or the only path—to success.

Also, just in case you’re wondering, I have never regretted getting a college degree a single day in my life (even if my bank balance at present has a few less zeros than Zuckerberg’s). My time spent in college introduced me to the people who would change my life, and who would ignite in me a passion for learning that has proven even more valuable than the degree itself.

Would I do it all over again? Yes. Should you take advice from me, or anyone else who hasn’t walked in your shoes?

Well kid, like everything else from this point on, that is totally up to you.

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The Feds flagged Virginia’s Department for violations of the IDEA in 2020, and the state has responded by submitting additional documentation, but those efforts did not prevent the recent issuance by the DOE.

The Federal Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) wrote in a letter dated Jan. 17, 2023, to then VDOE Superintendent of Public Education

Jillian Balow that, although the state had corrected some of the inadequacies, others remain unchanged and fall short of federal regulations.

“As a result of these submissions . . . . VDOE had corrected some but not all of the findings,” the letter stated.

That initial report cited VDOE for not adequately addressing complaints made against school districts by parents and others advocating for special needs students. It also indicated a deficient system of dealing with and responding to those complaints.

The latest correspondence summarizes OSEP’s position and outlines how the process will move forward.

“Finally, through review of the submitted documentation, continued contacts from Virginia parents and advocates, and

“Appropriate policies and procedures for both oversight and compliance, and their implementation, are crucial to ensuring that children with disabilities and their families are afforded their rights under IDEA and that a free appropriate public education (FAPE) is provided,” the letter continued.

The result is a further investigation by the Feds that will monitor progress and ensure VDOE is in compliance. What could be at stake is more than $300 million in funding from federal allocations for special education services if the problems are not addressed.

“For this reason, as is discussed below, we are notifying you of OSEP’s plan to initiate additional monitoring activities focused on both the new and continued areas of concern and on the effective implementation IDEA requirements in these areas.”

For parents of special needs or disabled children, the complaints and issues listed in the latest OSEP review are old news, and some have taken action.

In Fairfax County, a group of parents filed a class action suit against the district regarding the lack of instruction and special services available for students with IEPs during the pandemic.

As a parent of a disabled child who graduated from public

schools, I’m aware and have encountered some of the issues raised in various complaints.

When we encountered problems with Jack’s education, our issues were promptly discussed at the local level, and school officials were consistent in their attempts to hear our concerns. And sometimes, their best intentions were not enough to overcome confusion and lack of consistent policy at the state level.

It seemed that the issue with resolving special needs problems was a top-down situation where local school officers were more attentive to our problems than administrators from the Central Office. In our experience, it was difficult to obtain responses from policy level officials, and we found that we were sometimes expecting local school professionals to solve our problems in spite of administrative red tape. Getting these processes right in a timely and responsible fashion is vital for the success of special education or disabled students, and ensuring a fair and responsive process to resolve issues is something that apparently, the VDOE has failed to do. With renewed scrutiny and the real threat of lost funding, outstanding issues can be resolved.

Juneteenth Powhatan, a day of celebration, culture and history, will be held from noon to 4 p.m. June 17 both inside and outside at the Pocahontas landmark Center, 4290 anderson highway. activities will include an exhibit and program, food and vendors, music and a kids zone. the event is rain or shine. it is free and open to the public. donations are welcome. relay for life south of the James, the combined relay for life event for Powhatan and Chesterfield counties, will be held from 4 to 10 p. m. s at urday June 10 at Powhatan h igh s chool, 1800 Judes Ferry road. Come suppor t the fight against cancer by walking laps and fundraising as a team or participating in the event and supporting the different teams’ fundraisers. highlights include enthusiastic teams joining together in the fight against cancer, performances, food for sale, themed laps, a sur vivor’s lap, luminaria that can be purchased in honor or in memory of a loved one, and much more. Contact event lead Pat Johnson at pat.rflsoj@gmail.com.

saturday Under the star s at Powhatan state Park will be hosted by the richmond astronomical society throughout 2023. events are open to the public and held at the equestrian / trailhead parking area. Visitors are welcome to bring their telescopes and test them out under a dark sky with assistance from our astronomers. this is a great opportunity to try out a new telescope that might have been a holiday gift. no telescope is required, though. you can always check out the views through ours or just bring a comfortable chair. event times are listed below, but volunteer astronomers will be on site before the event to provide telescope assistance. note that the $5 park fee applies at all times; park fees are waived for volunteer astronomers who are sharing their expertise or equipment for the event and volunteer astronomers are welcome to continue to observe through the night after the public hours. astronomers that can help with any of these events, send a message to president@richastro.org.

Upcoming dates are: 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. July 22; 8 to 10 p.m. sept . 16; and 5 to 7 p.m. dec. 9.

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ONGOING the Powhatan Village Farmers Market season will be open from 4 to 6:30 p.m. every thursday from May 4 through oct. 26. the market is on the grounds of Bienvenue in the Village. you’ll love reconnecting with your favorite vendors and meeting over 15 new ones! the market offers a huge variety of local goods like seasonal produce, unique breads and baked goods, coffee, honey, pastured meats, kombucha, eggs, mushrooms, artisan creations, self-care products, flowers and even dog treats. while you shop enjoy live music and a tasty food truck dinner! t his season Powhatan’s local Parks and recreation will provide kids’ activities every week and they have all sorts of fun stuff planned for opening day! Prizes for the kiddos and friendly dogs are always welcome. t his season your family will also love visits to the booths of the Powhatan state Park , Powhatan library, Master Gardeners and so many more critical community organizations. the Powhatan Coalition of Churches is looking for one or more volunteers to manage the Food Pantry which serves over 100 households each month. Primary responsibilities include training and coordinating volunteers, overseeing purchasing and inventory, record keeping and reporting, and publicity and communications. if you feel called to this vital ministry to neighbors in need please contact t heresa Fields at powfields@ comcast.net or 804-372-9526. agricultural lands in Goochland and Powhatan counties continue to be eligible for conservation assistance funds from Monacan soil and water Conser vation district (swCd) for stream exclusion fencing, establishing rotational grazing fields, developing water resources, wells, springs and stream access points, reforestation of critical areas and establishing or enlarging buffer areas along waterways. Funds are also available for nutrient management plan development and implementation, cover crops and numerous other conservation practices. Monacan encourages producers to explore options now since program options have recently been revised and significantly improved for the producer. the district has highly skilled employees who are well trained in both the technical aspects of conservation management and program delivery. staff members assist producers in developing conservation plans that work for their operation and navigating program opportunities. not all programs are created equal and staff members assist applicants in understanding the options and choosing the program that suits their farm’s needs. anyone interested in exploring the many benefits of conservation planning can contact d istrict conservation specialists Betty McCracken at (804)556-0935 or Colton sullivan at (804)556-0143. the Coalition of Powhatan Churches has available resources to help people who would like assistance in learning to manage their finances. if you know of anyone who needs or would like to have this service, or to get more information, call robin Cupka at 804-801-9851.

Indians run up the score in win over Skyhawks

ROBBY FLETCHER Sports Editor

In its final two games before getting a week off for spring break, the Powhatan boys soccer team found itself in a rut.

The Indians, who started off the season with two wins, but found areas in need of work, saw those mistakes add up with two close losses, including a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Monacan that featured two own goals.

Indians win fourth straight as Crump earns 800th victory

ROBBY FLETCHER Sports Editor

The Indians softball team is rolling right now, currently riding a four-game winning streak where they’ve outscored those four opponents 37-12.

The third win of that streak, a 9-5 defeat of the Clover Hill Cavaliers on April 11, was a particularly important win for the program, marking the 800th career win of head coach Marie Crump.

More than anything, Crump considers the achievement more a testament to the players that had produced on the field for her during her legendary tenure with the program.

“I’m not really a big stat person, I’m more of a results person so I think that particular accomplishment is great, I’m glad I got it, but I think it speaks more for our softball program and the teams we have had,” she said of the milestone.

The game was another win for starting pitcher Madalyn Johnson, who continued her excellent junior season on the mound with a 17-strikeout performance.

On offense, six players recorded a run and a hit during the win, all of which was needed after the Cavaliers delivered a 3-run RBI triple in

the bottom of the sixth to tie up the game 5-5.

It was a tense battle, but one the Indians fought through with a four-run response in the top of the seventh. Those runs came with the Indians in a bases loaded situation with one out, which they took advantage of with a run via a walk for batter Ashley Cates and a three-run RBI triple from freshman Brooklynn Narbut to give the Indians the edge for their fifth win of the season.

Narbut is one of many young players who have been instrumental to the team’s early success. The team’s reliance on younger, inexperienced players has been a big storyline since the beginning of the season.

“I think the key thing is that we’re continually developing as the season goes on,” Crump said. “It’s a work in progress, hopefully we’re not where we’re going to be at the end of the season and what we’re seeing is the small steps along the way.”

While last year’s team had multiple senior voices leading the locker room and keeping the group connected, Crump says the senior-less Indians have approached leadership as a teamwide objective where every voice carries a similar weight to the rest of the team.

“We’re not really expecting anybody to step into that role, it needs

to be more the whole team stepping into it instead of one or two players having the expectations for everybody else,” Crump said.

In the game following the Cavaliers win, the Indians hosted the L.C. Bird Skyhawks on April 13, a matchup which the Indians controlled from the very first pitch to leave Johnson’s hand.

In five innings, Johnson delivered 11 strikeouts and just four hits off her pitches, making the rest of the defense’s job relatively easy as the offense powered through the Skyhawks to the tune of 15 team hits and 16 RBIs.

The highlight of the day came from sophomore Ava Harper in the second inning when she smashed a ball out of the park down the center of the field for a three-run homer where she was greeted by the whole team at home plate. The home run lifted Powhatan to an early 6-0 advantage, which continued to grow with multi-run innings in the third and sixth.

By the fifth inning, it was a 14-1 Indians lead, and the game ended there with Powhatan powering past L.C. Bird with a season-high in runs and a 6-2 record as it prepares for a four-game road trip featuring matchups against Cosby, Manchester, Midlothian and John Randolph Tucker.

Robby Fletcher can be reached at rfletcher@powhatantoday.com.

With a week off to rest, the Indians used that time not to let the frustrations linger, but instead learn from those moments, culminating in a 3-0 win over Clover Hill and a 5-0 win over L.C. Bird to bring their record back up to 4-2.

“It was a wakeup call for us to reset our standard and what we’re trying to achieve,” head coach Willie Miles said. “Those two games in particular, there were moments of unfocused play. All those goals we gave up were just truly not committing ourselves to it as a team.”

From the outside view, there were few moments of unfocused play found in their five-goal blowout of the Skyhawks on their home field on April 13. From the first whistle, the Indians were in hot pursuit of the ball, pushing the pace and aggressively seeking opportunities inside the 18-yard box to punish a Skyhawks team that took an early jab to the jaw and never recovered.

Sophomore James Davis got the goal-scoring party started in the sixth minute of the first half, with the forward bursting down the right side of the box and delivering a goal off the right foot to put the Indians ahead.

17 minutes separated the first and second goal, with threatening chances scattered between them, including a volley from junior Brayden Elzey and a fast grounder on a 30-yard free kick from senior Colton Hiatt that was pushed away by the keeper.

The Indians eventually found the net again when senior star Fischer Daniel won a battle with a physical Skyhawks defender, cut back inside in front of the net and scored with a shot down the right corner.

Soon after, Hiatt made it 3-0 on an assist from Daniel, who made a short pass on a free kick at the top of the left corner of the box and let Hiatt one-touch a scorching shot past the keeper to give the Indians a sizable lead.

Daniel praised the effort of the Indians during the win, pointing to their tone-setting aggression early in the game as an area that the team needs to consistently focus on.

“I think all around everyone was just working their butts off, we got a little lackluster towards the end, but it was an incredible performance,” Daniel said.

Girls soccer soars in 9-0 win over L.C. Bird

Sports Editor

In a season where finishing on chances has been a point of emphasis for the Powhatan girls soccer team, the team’s matchup against L.C. Bird on April 13 was a refreshing performance for head coach Jared Rottmund.

The 9-0 win pushes Powhatan to 2-4 on the season, snapping a four-game losing streak where the team managed just one goal but held up defensively to keep two of those games close to the final whistle.

Rottmund says half of the team’s practice time is dedicated to finishing on chances. He feels like the team’s fluidity and ability to maintain possession has been a highlight of the season so far, but the need to consistently finish on

the chances they’ve earned with their offensive flow is something that’ll be prioritized until the end of the season.

“The little things started clicking,” Rottmund said. “Against every opponent we possessed the ball 75% of the game but we just couldn’t finish. They just needed to get better in the groove of finishing, that’s the whole deal.”

In 2-0 losses against Clover Hill and Midlothian, the team’s defensive was rock solid defending the box, and senior winger Morgan Oliver says the team’s linkups on the attack started to show a team that was close to figuring things out.

“Even in our last few games against harder opponents we really started connecting well because I think we finally locked

in and realized what we needed to get done so with this game we could focus on the basics more it really started clicking,” Oliver said. That all accumulated in a dominant performance from the opening whistle. The Indians had countless scoring opportunities, many of which found L.C. Bird’s greatest ally to be the post rather than a defender on the ball. After 11 minutes of what felt like one big offensive possession, the Indians finally broke out with a goal by junior Sally Woodard on a corner kick.

From there, the goals started to roll in for the Indians. They had three more shots find the back of the net by halftime, including

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Powhatan’s Megan Gobble runs to home base in the team’s win over L.C. Bird on April 13.

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Senior forward Fischer Daniel scored two goals and assisted on another in Powhatan’s 5-0 win over L.C. Bird at home on April 13.

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Junior forward Mary Hazel Davis was one of the Indians to get in on the action as a scorer in the team’s 9-0 home win against the Skyhawks.

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Boys tennis sweeps Lancers in home matchup

Sports Editor

For the first time this season, the Powhatan boys tennis team swept an opponent in every matchup.

The Indians, who hold a 3-4 overall record so far this season, have gotten close to a full on sweep in previous victories over Monacan and L.C. Bird, but it wasn’t until they took on the Lancers on April 13 that they saw every player in the starting lineup earn a win.

The home matchup on a hot spring day started with No. 1 Jamison Wallace winning every game in his two sets against Evan Holzmacuer to give Powhatan an early advantage from its star player, and his teammates followed suit.

No. 2 Maxwell Petska and No. 3 Isaac Kelley both lost just one game in their singles matches, while No. 4 John Dinardi won a

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closer match against Aiden Dawson with sets of 6-3 and 6-2.

No. 5 Noah Lawson and No. 6 Darryl Sanders also gave Powhatan 6-3 and 6-2 set wins in their respective matches, setting up the doubles matches that Powhatan entered up 6-0.

Wallace and Dinardi paired together for the top line, defeating Charlie Beaks and Holzmacuer

6-0 and 6-1 while Petska and Lawson proved a fearsome duo versus Trey Morgan and Dawson (6-0, 6-1). In the last doubles matchup between Kelley and Sanders and Manchester’s Casey Munson and Hayden Driscoll, the sweep was complete as the tandem took home 6-1 and 6-3 victories to give Powhatan it’s most dominant win of the season thus far.

The Indians travel to Midlothian next for a road contest on Thursday, April 20 at 3:30 p.m.

“We came out firing in the first couple minutes for the first time in a long time, and that’s what we need is to stop waiting for the game to come to us and just pounce on the game from the start.”

Daniel and his teammates kept the attacking mindset in the second half despite holding a comfortable three-goal lead, and the senior forward added his second goal of the night as a result. With 23 minutes left in the game, Daniel uncorked a long-range strike off his left foot and flew into the top left corner. Freshman Shane Whitlock earned the assist on the play.

After a few more chances that nearly gave the Indians another goal, the team

eventually pulled a handful of starters in favor of some younger bench players, who still maintained that need to score in the final minutes of the game. Guys like freshman Dylan Mapes used their time on the field effectively and earned praise from the veteran players cheering them on from the sidelines.

“Dylan has stepped up and been incredible as a freshman, the kid is just non-stop,” Daniel said.

With seven minutes remaining in the game, the Indians found their fifth and final goal came from junior midfielder Connor Bates, who cleaned up a rebound off a shot from Davis to cap off a victory that was all Powhatan from the start.

Miles hopes to see this type of complete soccer become the norm for his

team, who he believes has the talent and work ethic to make these types of performances a weekly occurrence.

“We’re still trying to fulfill those 80 minutes of quality soccer that we know we can achieve, but at the same time, we’re finishing our chances now and we got a big match coming against a very competitive team we’ve seen time and time again,” Miles said.

With matchups against the mighty Cosby Titans and a Manchester Lancers team that lost by a single goal to Powhatan earlier in the season, the Indians will have their work cut out for them as they look to build more momentum off a strong week of soccer.

robby Fletcher can be reached at rfletcher@ powhatantoday.com.

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senior Morgan oliver cuts outside on the attacking side of the field

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From B1 an impressive finish from junior Maddy Latham where she refused to be denied as she dribbled past multiple defenders into the box and directly in front of the net.

After Latham made it 2-0, Powhatan’s next two goals came less than a minute apart from each other, with Aubrey Morgan making it 3-0 and Mary Hazel Davis slicing and dicing

through the defense for a finish off the right foot for the final goal of the half.

The scoring didn’t stop at halftime for the Indians. Senior Becca Ray made it 5-0 just four minutes into the second half, while Morgan chipped in two more next to a shot from forward Sam Martin to finish off the Skyhawks with just under 20 minutes left in the second half.

Whether it was a 9-0 blowout or a 1-0 nail-biter, Oliver says the team just needed to see its name in

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the win column in order to truly gain confidence after a string of tough, but wellplayed losses.

“I think we definitely needed a win, no matter what it was,” Oliver said. “Sometimes when you lose a lot you kind of get down on yourself and go into games negatively thinking.”

Next up for Powhatan is a rematch against Manchester on April 20 at home. Their first matchup resulted in a 1-0 Indians victory in their season-opener on March 14.

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senior midfielder Colton hiatt shields the ball from a skyhawks defender in the first half.

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PHOTO BY ROBBY FLETCHER powhatan sophomore Jamison Wallace won all 12 games against Manchester no. 1 evan holzmacuer while also winning a doubles match with John dinardi.

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LEGALS

NOTICEOFPUBLICHEARING

POWHATANCOUNTYPLANNINGCOMMISSION

Noticeisherebygiven,pursuantto §15.2-2204ofthe Codeof Virginia, thatthePlanningCommissionof PowhatanCountywillconduct apublic hearingon Tuesday,May2,2023at6:00PMinthe PowhatanCounty VillageBuilding Auditorium,3910OldBuckingham Road, toconsiderthe following request:

23-05-REZ: Jesse (District#2: PowhatanStation/Graceland) requestsa rezoningoftheparcellocated at TM#41A-1-B-6from ResidentialUtility (R-U)toCommerceCenter(CC).Theparcelislocated approximately 0.83miles westoftheintersectionbetweenAndersonHighway (Rt.60) andStavemill Road.If approvedthe applicantintendstousethe existing structureonthe property as an office building. The 2021 Comprehensive PlandesignatesthesubjectpropertiesasGatewayBusinessonthe CountywideLandUseMap.

Themeetingmaybewatchedlive by visiting http://powhatanva.gov/432/Live-Stream-of-Powhatan-County-Meetings.

AllPlanningCommissionmeetingsareopentothepublicandinterested personsareencouragedto attendonthedayandtimespecified above. Copiesoftheproposedplans,ordinances,andamendmentsmay be reviewedintheDepartmentofCommunityDevelopmentinthe PowhatanCountyAdministrationBuilding(3834OldBuckingham Road)between8:30AMand5:00PMofeach businessday. Copies ofstaffreportsareavailablepriortothePublicHearingupon request andwillbe availableonline at least five (5)dayspriortothemeeting at http://powhatanva.gov/agendacenter.Pleasecall(804)598-5621with anyquestions.

NOTICEOFPUBLICHEARING POWHATANCOUNTYBOARDOFSUPERVISORS

Noticeisherebygiventha tthe Po whatanCountyBoardofSupervisors willconduct apublichearingonMonday,April24,2023, at 6:30PMinthe Po whatanCountyVillageBuildingAuditorium(3910OldBuckinghamRoad) regardingthefollowingmatter:

23-01-REZ: Trent (District#5:SmithsCrossroads/Pineville/Tobaccoville) requests arezoningoftheparcellocated at TM#26-27fromAgricultural10 (A-10)toCommerceCenter(CC)andamendmentofthezoningdistrictmap of approximately9.69acreslocatedonthewestboundsideofAnderson Highway approximately0.14mileswestofMaidensRoad.If approvedthe applicantintendstousetheparcelfor afuneralhomeandcrematorium. The2021ComprehensivePlandesignatesthesubjectpropertiesasGateway BusinessontheCountywideLandUseMap.

Membersofthepublicarewelcometo attendin-personorparticipate remotelybyjoining awebinar at:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83998792911 orbydialinginbyphone at 1-929-205-6099OR1-312-626-6799;then typinginthewebinarID83998792911.Duringthepubliccommentperiod, participantsmayraisetheirhandusingthezoomcontrolsonthecomputer screen,or(ifdialingin)bypressing*9on aphone. Publiccommentsmayalsobesubmittedtoadministration@powhatanva.gov orbyleaving avoicemail at (804)598-5612.An ycommentsreceived priorto5:00PMofthedateofthepublichearingwillberecordedinthe meetingminutes.

Allinterestedpersonsareinvitedtoparticipateinthepublichearings andtopresenttheirviewsand/ortosubmitwrittencomments. Personsrequiringspecialassistancetovieworparticipateinthe hearingshouldcontactthe Po whatanCountyAdministrator’sOffice at (804)598-5612 at leastthreedayspriortothemeeting.Fulltextand documentsrelatedtothisproposalcanbereviewedbycontactingthe CountyAdministrator’sOffice at administration@powhatanva.govor (804)598-5612.

portionthereof Preliminar yand Final SubdivisionPlat–1st and 2nd submittals

BuildingInspection Fees:

CommercialSolarEnergy Farms –Building Permits

$500.00Plus $25.00perlot $500.00Plus $50.00perlot

$.05per squarefootof solarpanel $.08persquare footofsolarpanel Stop WorkOrder (Feeduepriortoany moreinspections)

$100.00$150.00

Buildingpermits(working without arequiredpermit)

CertificateofOccupancyChangeofUse

$100.00of 25%ofthe applicable permitfee, ifgreater

$100.00 plus$25.00 per1,000 squarefootof buildingarea

$150.00of35% ofthe applicable permitfee, ifgreater

$100.00plus $50.00per 1,000squarefoot ofbuildingarea

Publiccommentsmayalsobesubmittedtoadministration@powhatanva.govorby leaving avoicemail at (804)598-5612.Anycommentsreceivedpriorto5:00PMof thedateofthepublichearingwillberecordedinthemeetingminutes.

Allinterestedpersonsareinvitedtoparticipateinthepublichearingsandto presenttheirviewsand/ortosubmitwrittencomments. Personsrequiringspecial assistancetovieworparticipateinthosehearingsshouldcontactthe Powhatan CountyAdministrator’sOffice at (804)598-5612 at leastthreedayspriortothe meeting.Fulltextanddocumentsrelatedtotheseproposalscanbereviewedby contactingtheCountyAdministrator’sOffice at administration@powhatanva.gov or(804)598-5612.